Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
BLOCK CREEK
501462
25 KM NE OF MARLBOROUGH, 160KM NW OF GLADSTONE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -22.7000 Longitude  150.1108
MINERAL OCCURRENCE, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 56  203174 mE  7486791 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8952 PRINCHESTER
30/November/2005
Other Names for Deposit Mine
Herbert Creek
Herbert Creek Oil Shale
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
OIL SHALE
MEDIUM
10 000 000 - 1 billion barrels OSH
Production Details
Published Reserves/Resources
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
500000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7037 Published in 2002
FOR
200000000 Barrels Of Oil OIL
99.00 l/t OIL
Comments/Cut Off Factor:
50L/t at zero % moisture.
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
700000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7037 Published in 2002
FOR
300000000 Barrels Of Oil OIL
97.00 l/t OIL
Comments/Cut Off Factor:
50L/t at zero % moisture.
Resource figures listed above are JORC compliant.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
2002
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PETROLEUM NL
BR 7037
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PETROLEUM NL ANNUAL REPORT 2002
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PETROLEUM NL
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
MDL
197
BELOBA PTY LIMITED
10.00%
MDL
197
QUEENSLAND ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED
90.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
HERBERT CREEK BASIN
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
SEDIMENT-HOSTED DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
OIL SHALE
Mineralisation Age
OIL SHALE
TERTIARY
Comments
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